Sullivan denies the truth: the issue isn’t manpower, it’s Russia’s unabated ability to generate combat forces, equipment and weaponry; White House policy has given sanctuary to Moscow’s war machine.
From: Kyiv Post By Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth
In an interview with PBS Newsjournalist Nick Schifrin on Monday, President Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan seemed to assign blame for the stalemate in Ukraine on manpower shortfalls rather than the absence of specific weapon systems and the authorizations required to use them against imminent Russian and North Korean threats in Russia.
According to Sullivan, “It’s about manpower, and Ukraine needs to do more, in our view, to firm up its lines in terms of the number of forces it has on the front lines… Where is the straightest line between Ukrainian performance and inputs? It’s on mobilization and manpower.”
He went on to add that, “Our view has been that there’s not one weapon system that makes a difference in this battle… We have provided the tanks. We have provided the F-16s. We have provided the HIMARS. We have provided the Patriots.”
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been quite efficient in killing and wounding Russian soldiers in the close fight – or as Sullivan would say, the “front lines” – 728,300 as of Friday. Russia is losing over 1,000 soldiers a day. On Nov. 11 they lost over 2,000 soldiers in the Kursk Oblast alone. At that pace, they will amass over 1 million casualties by the New Year.
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